butterfly vs pierid butterfly

pierid butterfly vs butterfly

butterfly and pierid butterfly both are nouns.

butterfly is a verb but pierid butterfly is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
butterfly	Yes	No	Yes	No
pierid butterfly	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pierid butterfly is a hyponym of butterfly; that is, pierid butterfly is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than butterfly:

butterfly: diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
pierid butterfly: any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs

Other hyponyms of butterfly include brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, ringlet, ringlet butterfly, danaid, danaid butterfly, pierid, sulfur butterfly, sulphur butterfly, lycaenid, lycaenid butterfly.

butterfly (noun)	pierid butterfly (noun)
a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down	any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs
diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

butterfly (verb)	pierid butterfly (verb)
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
flutter like a butterfly

Difference between butterfly and pierid butterfly

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